HYPERCALCEMIA IN LIVER-TUMORS

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 92  (19) , 689-693
Abstract
In 32 patients with primary liver tumors, incidence and etiology of hypercalcemia were evaluated. Two patients revealed hypercalcemia from osteolytic metastases; 1 had coexistent primary hyperparathyroidism and in 1 patient hypercalcemia was pareneoplastic. The last 2 patients are presented in detail by case reports. Differential diagnostic problems appear often in patients in bad general condition, since invasive diagnostic methods are limited. The most potent substance to treat acute hypercalcemic syndrome is mithramycin. In those cases where surgical treatment is possible, complete resection of the primary liver tumor the adenoma of the parathyroid gland is recommended.